Chione (daughter of Callirrhoe)

In Greek mythology, Chione or Khionê (Ancient Greek: Χιονη from χιών – chiōn, "snow") was the daughter of the Oceanid Callirrhoe and Nilus. She was raped by a local peasant and transformed into a snow cloud by Hermes at the order of Zeus. From the clouds she cast snow (khiôn) upon the desert. The Greek word for snow (χιών chiōn) was thought to have come from her name.[1][2]

For other uses, see Chione (Greek myth).
Chione or Khionê
Transformed into a snow cloud
AbodeRiver Nile in Egypt
ParentsCallirhoe and Nilus

References
  1. Maurus Servius Honoratus. Commentary on the Aeneid of Virgil, 4.250. Edited by Georgius Thilo.
  2. Anderson, Graham (2000). Fairytale in the Ancient World. London: Routledge.
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